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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Throw up the X
1-4 117
87.84
 
VS
proj
Arizona Mini Teeth
98 3-2
97.77

Throw up the X knock off Arizona Mini Teeth, 117-98

Throw up the X stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, securing a 117-98 victory over Arizona Mini Teeth. Arizona Mini Teeth earned a 14-point lead on Thursday, but Throw up the X held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tom Brady (351 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Tyler Lockett (5 Rec, 104 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Derrick Henry (25 points) and Kyler Murray (20) did everything they could for Arizona Mini Teeth in the loss. Throw up the X (1-4) will look to build on their success against Boom in the Endzone, while Arizona Mini Teeth (3-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against Hoffman Hillbillies.

Matchup Timeline

  Throw up the X   Arizona Mini Teeth

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Saints, Lockett scored 25 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.05-point projection and was much higher than his 10.2-point season scoring average. Lockett ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Throw up the X
Points
% of total points 117
1
Tom Brady
QB
25
27.71
21.4%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
25
7.05
21.4%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
23
12.09
19.7%
4
Tony Pollard
RB
17
6.28
14.5%
Arizona Mini Teeth
Points
% of total points 98
1
Derrick Henry
RB
25
13.82
25.5%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
20
26.22
20.4%
3
Dameon Pierce
RB
16
9.88
16.3%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
16
13.08
16.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 51-yard catch for Arizona Mini Teeth, contributing to a 14-0 lead for Arizona Mini Teeth.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Throw up the X who grabbed the lead, 96-78. Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 35-yard touchdown catch for Throw up the X, while Tom Brady had a 40-yard pass. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for Arizona Mini Teeth with a 41-yard catch and a 40-yard run.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Throw up the X owned a 117-98 lead. For Throw up the X, Tony Pollard had a 57-yard touchdown run. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Arizona Mini Teeth with a 25-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Throw up the X   Arizona Mini Teeth

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Throw up the X scored more than their point projections.
Arizona Mini Teeth had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Arizona Mini Teeth can partially blame the loss on Tyler Conklin, who didn't score any points.
Throw up the X put up more points than their season scoring average (74) while Arizona Mini Teeth fell short of theirs (99.4).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Throw up the X moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while Arizona Mini Teeth falls to (0-1).
In a losing effort, Derrick Henry scored 25 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Throw up the X
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Thanks to stellar numbers from our pass-catchers, our team really took that to heart this past week. We doubled up Arizona Mini Teeth at wide receiver (26 points to 13). Tyler Lockett had 104 receiving yards and two TDs while Elijah Moore logged 11 yards.
Arizona Mini Teeth
Unless Arizona Mini Teeth wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough looks" is definitely not a reasonable excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) were targeted a healthy 18 times in Week 5. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group hauled in only 11 catches.